NIP hosted their own online 1vs1 tournament featuring various Counter-Strike legends and personalities, including sdy, olofmeister and cairne.
The winner of the tournament was Serbian player m4rk, who does not even have an HLTV profile. He managed to win the event after defeating Ukrainian player sdy 2:0 in the playoffs and Danish player sjuush 3:1 in the grand final.
The Ninjas in Pyjamas 1vs1 Showdown 2026 was played online and featured a $25,000 prize pool. For winning the tournament, m4rk earned $12,000, while sdy finished in 3rd-4th place and received $3,000.
As a reminder, ESL will host ESL Pro League Season 25 in Saudi Arabia
